IF Hair Thompson and CBS get their way, this is how I see the "Group of Five" falling into place in the next few months...
Mountain West
East
Houston
SMU
New Mexico
Air Force
Colorado State
Wyoming
Utah State
West
Boise State
Nevada
UNLV
San Jose State
Fresno State
San Diego State
Hawai'i |
Big East
North
UConn
UMass
Temple
Navy
East Carolina
Cincinnati
Memphis
South
UCF
South Florida
Tulane
Tulsa
North Texas
Rice
UTEP |
Conference USA
East
Marshall
Old Dominion
Charlotte
WKU
Georgia State
Florida Atlantic
FIU
West
Middle Tennessee
UAB
Southern Miss
Louisiana Tech
Texas State
UTSA
New Mexico State |
MAC
East
Buffalo
Kent State
Akron
Ohio
Bowling Green
Miami (Ohio)
West
Toledo
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Western Michigan
Ball State
Northern Illinois |
Sun Belt
Football
James Madison
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
South Alabama
Troy
Arkansas State
La-Monroe
La-Lafayette
Idaho (fb-only)
Non-football
UA-Little Rock
UT-Arlington |
This does not take into account the impending additions to the B1G and SEC that would send UConn and Cincinnati to the ACC.
Then the Big East would invite two more C-USA schools, and we would not be one of them.
Then C-USA would backfill with two more jucos from the Belch.